Technabob » rally x http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:42:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Jakks Arcade Gold Plays 8 Namco Classics on Your Tv http://technabob.com/blog/2008/10/24/jakks-arcade-gold-plays-8-namco-classics-on-your-tv/ http://technabob.com/blog/2008/10/24/jakks-arcade-gold-plays-8-namco-classics-on-your-tv/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:25:21 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=5030 Jakks Pacific has been cranking out a variety of arcade games you can play on your TV for several years now. But all of their arcade systems up until now included 4, maybe 5 games. Their most recent model, the Arcade Gold game system ups the ante by cramming 8 old school arcade games into a single package.

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The Arcade Gold connects to any TV and lets you play Pac-Man, Super Pac-Man, Pac & Pal, Pac-Man Plus, Galaxian, Bosconian, Dig Dug and New Rally X. For those of you playing at home, Jakks has basically combined their Namco Classics and Super Pac-Man systems into a single package, but kept the price under $20 bucks.

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All games play with the original arcade graphics and sounds, and the big red ball joystick controller is perfect for retro gameplay. An added bonus over the original models is the built-in memory that lets you save your high scores even when the power is off. The only bad news is that the joystick is only a 4-way stick, making the diagonal-dependent Bosconian all but unplayable. Oh well, whaddya want for $20 bucks?

You can find the Jakks Pacific Arcade Gold game system over on Amazon.

[photo via CrankysArcade]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2008/10/24/jakks-arcade-gold-plays-8-namco-classics-on-your-tv/feed/ 0 New Rally-X Box http://technabob.com/blog/2006/12/27/new-rally-x-box/ http://technabob.com/blog/2006/12/27/new-rally-x-box/#comments Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:50:41 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2006/12/27/new-rally-x-box/ Just because Christmas is over, doesn’t mean that the new releases on Xbox Live Arcade are done. This morning, Microsoft released an updated version of the Namco arcade classic Rally-X.

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The Xbox Live Arcade game is actually based on the sequel, New Rally-X, was released back in 1981. It features additional courses, easier enemy AI and a few other tweaks. The game is available on the Live Marketplace for 400 Gamer Points.
[via Major Nelson]

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